Note to self, seen in http://rootandrock.blogspot.com/2011/02/inspired-by-pagan-meme.html:
I celebrate the passing of the seasons in binary. "Samhain" and "Beltain", though occasionally "Imbolc" and "Lughnassadh". And the rest are feasts of fun and joy with the locals, not for Work. For me, it is about the push that drives the wheel, and I really only feel two.
I celebrate the passing of the seasons in binary. "Samhain" and "Beltain", though occasionally "Imbolc" and "Lughnassadh". And the rest are feasts of fun and joy with the locals, not for Work. For me, it is about the push that drives the wheel, and I really only feel two.
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Date: Feb. 7th, 2011 09:53 am (UTC)From:I can never keep sabbats straight: Beltane = "Midsummer" as in AMND, back when May was considered a summer month, as in "the other time of the year when the veil is very thin and the fae are notably romp-some, yes? If so, it makes sense why you (and me) only pay much attention to those two when it comes to the year turning.
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Date: Feb. 7th, 2011 07:34 pm (UTC)From:If so, it makes sense why you (and me) only pay much attention to those two
I was quoting someone else. See my comment to
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Date: Feb. 8th, 2011 06:35 am (UTC)From:I like the "feel" of the Solstices. For me, that is when I can physically perceive the balance points of the Wheel of the Year, as it is tuning.
I love Beltain/Beltane/MayDay because of the celebratory feelness that goes with it.
(and hey, I was born the next day, so it is just a darn cool time for me ;) )
I love Samhain/Sovan because of the crisp feel of the air, and the sense of the otherworld being close.
(and the halloween decorations are always cool - I have more decorations for halloween than for any holiday other than Yule ;) )
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Date: Feb. 8th, 2011 08:16 am (UTC)From:I *feel* the Equinoxes most.
Yes, actually, I might say the same, at least in terms of marking time and "pushing the wheel". If I had to rank the common eight, I'd probably say... Spring Equinox, Imbolc, Winter Solstice, Autumn Equinox, Samhain, Beltane, Summer Solstice, Lughnasadh. Probably a weird sequence, which I imagine is partly my personal affinities and partly the unusual seasons here vs. the British isles.
For example, I'm sure, even if you might not agree, that you would see where I am coming from in the feeling that Lughnasadh cannot possibly be a beginning of autumn, except in a very esoteric (vs. exoteric) sense; we're harvesting tomatoes and all kinds of produce, to be sure, but I feel the weight of our long hot and/or golden summer still in effect. The shift to "autumn" is more sudden and is closer to Samhain, IME, where I am in the world. So in a way, Lughnasadh (and even the Summer Solstice) are both "coasting" on a "push" that was put in effect more back around Beltane.
Anyway, that was kind of the point for me... this is an analogy I hadn't thought of before which sounds like it might be useful.
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Date: Feb. 8th, 2011 08:17 am (UTC)From:Err, I meant Lughnasadh and Autumn Equinox.